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Ige’s philosophy: Spend, spend, spend
Imagine you have a friend who keeps accumulating debt. Not only that, but whenever you talk with him about finances, he’s full of big plans to spend even more — home improvements, new vehicles, more programs for his kids …. No wonder his liabilities are piling up! As...
The price of paradise in 70 seconds
State spending cap routinely ignored
When you’ve dug an $88 billion hole, you need to stop digging. That is the amount of unfunded liabilities that our state and county governments are projected to accrue in the next 30 years, as discussed in the January edition of Hawaii Business magazine, which...
‘It’s no secret; everyone knows’ why residents are leaving Hawaii
A discussion about Hawaii’s high cost of living was the starting point for Keli’i Akina’s latest “Hawaii Together” program, which aired Monday, Jan. 2, on the ThinkTech Hawaii network. Malia Blom Hill, the Washington, D.C.-based policy...
Stop the exodus from Hawaii!
Figures released by the U.S. Census Bureau this week were true to expectations: During fiscal year 2019, Hawaii bade farewell to more residents than ever — a record 13,817, compared to the previous record in fiscal 2017 of 13,537. Overall, more than 60,000 residents...